Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-07-15


On July 12 to II meeting will be held
at Folton, N. Y. The program me will be
good one.
The fast gelding, Jay Eye-See, is NOV
ing in fine shape at Racine. He was sent
recently Il mile in 22115.
Mambrinette, 22415, by Mambrino Chief,
dam Alice, has been sold to j. b. Perkins.
E. X. Brayton writes he has bought to
take the place of Blackstone the young
stallion, Cherrystone: Cherrystone is by
Blackstone, dam by Darkey, sire of High
land Gray, stands close to IL hands, is
sound and a trotter.
The trottng stallion Alcyone died Tues
day at Great Darlington, Mass. of inham-
nation of the bowels He was owned by
Mr.. Elizur Smith and was valued at S20,-
| 600
| Old Dan X, who fell dead at Coney ISL
and while at work last week, was 10 years
old. He was regarded as a wonderful
| horse. A mere pony in size, he was
cripple at four years Old and was called
the three-legged wonder, as he Won many
selling race when he had but three
sound legs
NJ :. Bowman of Isle La Motto recently
| sold his fancy roadster for $3.50.
| 1t is said that Mr.. Harper contemplated
\ raising Ten Broeck's service lee to $500
| next season. The loss of the king of the
turf was nm rreparable one to- nj, owner.
! MIR. Harper still has LongtciiuW ia his
| stud
! 1t is q wonder that"Lucky" Baldwin
! can find any one to ride Iijero in steeple
y chase. The horse started twice at the st.
! Louis meeting and once at the Chicago
/ meeting and fell each time, and it il Ger
| tainly a risky bushes taking the mount
on hin
f.. II. Brayton writes that the bay mare
Oweene 10y Goodwin's lIambletonian, won
tip q.
4 Onawa by Goodwiu's Hambletonian, first
| money lii the 2:!0 class for trotters aud
PAGERS. Hambletonan blood will tell
Catchhy, who made 2:lSL two seasons
ago, is in training again and speedier
than ever.
Jobnstone paced a mile in 2.l1 at Bel
mont Park recently.
Murphy recently moved Pottery Girl a
mile i'll 225l4 and kenilwOrth a mile in
26l2.
TIE fast trotting more Belle +. won the
free -for-all trot at Saltwater, best time
2l913.
Weeks gave j. B. Thomas 4 mile in = IS
ut Fleetwood recently. The first half was
done in l,0S1l.
Mr.. A. A. Bonner has sold toJ. II Lany,
his bay mare Lyla, 22S3, by Autenur,
dam Peacemaker.
Lah-de Dab, a Baltimore mare trot ed
an eNHlDlllOn IIiilt over tue l'IUlllcb lIdCk
/ TO road wagon on June p in 229.
Van Ness recently sent J g. mile in
2.23 and repeated in 2.2O after going the
halt mile in 100
The summer meeting of the Gentlemen 5
Driving club at PIttshurg will commence
TO day and continue until Friday.
Maud 5. was hooked to "A sulky for the
first time last saturday, and Murpny
drove her mile easily in . l51s. She can
be ready to 90 in 2 10 in 10 days.
Queen Wilkes has met with an accident,
and the match with Garnet will not come
oil until Mr.. Carter consents to a post
ponement. Major Dickman is prepared to
forfeit the $4,000.
At St Paul last week Patron won the
first heat in 2194 The second heat was
dead between Patron and Arab. 2 1924.
Arab won the third heat after a rainstornl
IN 2.26l2 and Patron the fourth in 2.33ll.
The match race between Donnigan'a
klngfisher and Angels Allen A. for a
purse of $500 lat Plattsburgh Saturday, was
won by kingtlsher in three straight heats
The first and only well contested heat OF
the three was trotted in $500.
Harry Wilkes the bay son of George
Wilkes and Molly Walker, came on ht
turf in September, 1882, and retired fol
the season with a record of 2S1 In lSS4
he reduced it to 2.15, and the following
season TO 2l44. Last year he started in
10 races, winning IA his winnings IL
purses being Sl7Si5. In his recent trial
at San Francisco the great gelding flashed
under the wire in 2.l3H. This places him
fifth on the record slate Maud 5. standing
first with 20Ss4, yEye.See 2.l0, st. Ju
lien 2ll 4, MaXey Cobb and Rarus . l34
MaXey Cobb is dead. st. Julien is out OF
training and Maud 5. and Rarus are not
public performers. This leaves Harry
Wilkes jay -Eye-See and Oliver X. to con
test the campaign honors of the current
year